The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-21

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yerted into shape for burning. After
burning II pssses into the building at the
south end lor finishing and packing, and
from the packing room will DO loaded into
cars on the track for shipment. The ad.
vantage Of this method Of handling Ia ap.
parent. ii9i 5EE's
4 OTHER MANUFACTURES.
An extensive brick addition 10 the Cen.
trail Glass House, Of three stories, FIRE.
proof throughout, has been noticed
already. The structure adjoina the old
buildings on tho north, and 10 q three
story building ninety by fifty feet in dlmen.
Bions. 1t ls Of three stories, built OF brick,
and with iron gtrders and tin roof, and 10
1ire-prool throughout, tho iloora being Of
earth supported by, arches Of brick. The
lower story will be utilized aa q Ihoit Of
"lumber room," the second as az mold
room, and In the third will be located the
mould shop proper, the heavy machinery
required In this department Of glass man.
uiacturing being hero. @1; 'T--3
j. A. Holiday K Soma built brick fac.
tory building for the Wheeling Hinge
Company on Nineteenth street, adjoining
their former factory. This representa- not
only q large growth Of the company'e bual.
ness, but new branch OF Industry.
The extensive tube works OF the Rlyer.
side Company at Benwood, need only be
referred to. They will comprise the lsrg.
est single industry in tho community
when In full blast. The Office building
erected on the premises by Klevis, Kraft
4 90. makes decidedly artistic addition,
schenck Il Son have built and arc now
operating at Fulton, in addition to their
large pork packing industry, a iertilxsr
factory, where the refuse OF the slaughter
houses 10 converted into q COMMERCIAL
product Of value. Is sH
. The Ohapline street skating rink has
been lately metamorphosed into a com.
plete and commodioua power house for
tho Wheeling Electrical Company, fitted
up with the latest inventions In dynamos
and other machinery to furnish power
Tor the electrical street railway and the
electric lighting system as we'll.
1t Is worth noting hero that two OF the
fine and conmolious skating Kinks here
have been converted to widely different
useo from that for which thoy we're built,
this one and tho North Wheeling rink,
which Ia now the Home Steam laundry,
Tho Ohio River Railroad Company is
hnishing its new round house In the
Eighth ward. This ls an extensive and
valuable improvement. @&g
The extensive addition to the Ohio
River and Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Ken.
lucky railroads freight depot on the river
front just north Of the creek Is now well
under way and will be pushed rapidly to
completion. 5l
5.ii1{ PUBLIC BUILDINGS. ih,
The new st. Alphonsus church, dedi.
Gated in October, is one Of tho handsomest
churches in the United States. The
church is sevsnty.eight feet wide and ono
hundred and twenty feet long. The base.
ment 10 twelve feet high, and the arcades
OF tho auditorium thirty-three feet and
the nave forty.eight feet. The galleries
are thirsy.slx by seyenty.three feet, and
the steeple rises to height of one hundred
and ninety.s feet, and the lightning rod
four feet higher. The cross which eur-
mounts tho eteeple is sixteen feet hiph
and nine feet across the arm. A The beams
are foot square. Tho wood work for the
sanctuary and gacristiss is bsing caryed
by the Capuchin fathers in charge Of the
church, and is not yet completed. II ia
to harmonize with the very handsome
hand.carved chancel rail.
The chnrch won doo;cn,J L., H.. ~
Rev. Father Antonius, at that time it's
pastor. The details OF the plano and
specifications were supplied by Z. W.
Wells, the we'll known architect, who also
superlntended its construction. The ma
eonry wau by Lotz & schuele the brick
work by Carl Hamilton, except the atoeple,
which was built by Joseph Bodley; Kleyis,
Kraft 4 90. did the wood work; a Stcub.
ner, OF Pittsburgh, the frescoing Trimble
4 Luts the gas fitting, (somo Of tho fixtures
are unique and beautifully the steam heat.
ing apparatus, plumbing and the organ
motor; George A. Misch, OF Chicago.
made the glass; B. F. Higgins did the
paintIngI G. W. Baggs the plsstering and
stucco work; ]. T. McGrew the slate roof.
ing; Sweeney & Son; the cast iron work.
and the Wheeling Hinge Company made
the very handsome iron rallings to tho
outer etairs. 80 - : q - !,
Klevis, Kraft & Co. also built resi-
dence adjoining the st. Alphonsus school
for the Catholic fathers in charge Of that
church. 5 ...ts..- Sts, 81! y : ST -,
St. Johns and the Zion's Lutheran
churches also built new ateeplea OF beau
tiful proportions this summer, which add
much to the appearance OF the churches.
The alteration Of q residence on Thir-
teenth strest to accommodate the new St,
Johns Home for Boys WAS acommendable
improvement. s2is . ,.f55ff
~ NEW SCHOOLS.
The First ward public school is rapidly
nearing completion. Mr.. P. B. Dobbins,
Chairman OF the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds OF the Board OF Education,
expects 1t to be under roof and all the
outside work done by December 10. Aiter
that the furnacea must be placed in posi-.
tion and other work be completed before
the plasterers can 90 to work, which will
mako 1t as late as January ] before they
can begin plastering.: The whole work
will be done by early summer, and the
house will be ready ior occupancy by the
opening OF the school year next septem.
ber. y1I7Es 8; .; Is s'i5:.i slJTt
The building is Of two main stories and
a basement. The plan Is entirely new.
Architect Peebles, the Pittsburgh expert,
was hero recently and he expressed bis
delight with the plan. There are in the
basement two rooms which can be used
for tahool rooms if required, beaidcs
closets, furnace rooms and roomy lobby
or hall of nearly circular form. In each
OF the upper stories are eight school rooms,
and the arrangements for ventilation and
light arc novel and an improvement on
the usual iacilitieH. The arrangements
for !, easy egress in case Of fire and the
like are also complete and original, and in
every respect the house Is modern and
admirable. It will reflect credit Oh tho
city. 4 l{{tt{st, n, { s.lls555, {: =
Messru. Holiday & Soma did the work
on the handsome large brick "anne1" to
tho Eiohth u-ord ophl;, saL - 4. k,,.